#Gate13周年现场直击 XRP's Four-Phase Quantum Step. The company behind XRP has unveiled a four-phase plan to address the quantum threat. The plan includes "emergency preparation for quantum day" as well as the recovery of funds through zero-knowledge proofs. The entire transition is expected to be completed in 2028. This has mobilized many crypto projects, from Bitcoin developers to Ethereum and XRP. Most recently, the company announced a quantum-resistance plan for the XRP network chain that will last until 2028. First, the emergency plan… The company has also prepared an emergency plan for the eventual realization of the quantum threat, which is currently still theoretical. This phase 1 aims for the immediate transition of wallets. In this plan, old classical signatures will be immediately deemed invalid, and funds will be quickly transferred to quantum-resistant accounts. Zero-knowledge proof technology will also be used to prove account ownership without revealing keys. So the company's first goal in the plan is to ensure an immediate transition in the event of a sudden and adverse situation. Entire XRP Network Undergoing Review The second phase involves reviewing the entire XRP network and preparing it for quantum threats… According to the announcement, this phase has already begun… This phase involves a comprehensive assessment of vulnerabilities to quantum attacks across the XRPL network. Collaboration is also underway with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NST), the US government's global standards agency for cybersecurity. However, since quantum-resistant cryptography uses "larger" keys and signatures, the impact of this on the network is already being investigated. Gradual Transition… The third phase involves a gradual transition. Before switching to the new system, quantum-resistant signatures are planned to be tested. These tests are expected to be completed by the second half of 2026. The goal here is to facilitate the transition smoothly without disrupting the functionality of existing users… Complete Transition Nearing Completion… The completion of the entire process is projected for 2028. At this point, the XRP network will be fully utilizing "post-quantum cryptography" technology. All testing related to the new system will be completed here. ‍$XRP

Just looked back at what happened to XRP in February and man, it was brutal. The current XRP price USD had crashed to $1.11 during that month before bouncing back a bit, down 30% in just four weeks. Started the year around $1.38 and honestly, the whole thing was a perfect storm. First thing that killed it was Bitcoin just tanking — when BTC drops 8%, XRP historically gets hit 15% harder because of the correlation. Bitcoin was sitting around $68k and everyone was terrified of it breaking below $60k. Once that happened, everything else followed. Then you had the liquidation cascade on that Black Sunday weekend (Feb 1-2) when $2.2 billion in leveraged positions got force-closed. That alone triggered another 10% drop in XRP as stop losses cascaded down. What really surprised traders was that the XRP ETF inflows that had been holding things up in January just... stopped. Like, they went from $48M flowing in during a single two-day spike in January to basically crickets by late February. The institutional bid that was supposed to be a floor just disappeared. Meanwhile, the technical picture looked terrible — broke below the $1.60 support that had been holding since April 2025, and that opened up a clear air pocket down to the $1.00 level. Oh, and February is historically XRP's worst month anyway. Seven out of eleven years since 2014 have been red in February, with an average loss of -5%. So you had macro weakness, liquidations, fading ETF demand, broken technicals, and seasonal headwinds all hitting at once. That's why we saw a 62% drop from the July 2025 all-time high of $3.65. The silver lining? Whale wallets have been quietly accumulating through this entire crash, and the SEC case is permanently closed as of August 2025. Ripple also spent $2.4B on acquisitions in 2025 to build out institutional infrastructure. So the current XRP price USD might look weak short-term, but the long-term structure doesn't look broken. Funding rates are at 10-month lows, which historically precedes bounces. Question is whether Bitcoin cooperates in March and beyond.

Ripple Labs announced a four-phase plan to upgrade the security of the XRP Ledger network. The plan aims to achieve full readiness for post-quantum computing by 2028. Meanwhile, XRP traded near $1.43, recording an increase of over 4.6% in one week. The company designed this plan to address risks arising from future developments in quantum computing. It aims to maintain network stability during this transition phase, while also preparing the company for any unexpected cryptographic failures. Ripple confirmed that current security systems cannot withstand advanced quantum computers. Therefore, the company plans a gradual update rather than sudden changes, balancing security requirements with network performance.